Stupid question here: What would make you want to 'gift' a 1000 G3's
with Office? Gift them without and let the user decide what he wants
to use. And then there's always Appleworks. I've used it and like
it except there are some parts of it that I don't care for--like the
'database'. Also the word processor is strange looking (guess from
all my years of using Office), but it'll do the job quite nicely.
Also don't discount iWork 06. I purchased it and it's quite
impressive. They added a lot of features that should have been in
the original and the Templates are WONDERFUL! Another Word Processor
that I use a lot is Mellel...it doesn't get a lot of praise....but
it's the only Word Processor that I've come across that can write
Hebrew AND put in the vowels. It has the ability to switch from
writing from left to right to right to left (essential for writing
Hebrew). Mellel also has it's PC version by the same company called
Davka Writer.
Whatever happened to WordPerfect? I don't see much about that
anymore. Mind you, I only use OS X apps....so, if there's an OS 9
version out there, I'm not aware of it. Keep in mind that if you're
just looking for a Word Processor and don't need Excel, PowerPoint
and Entourage (I don't use it--prefer Apple Mail app, iCal and
Address Book--as they all work together better than Entourage does
(my opinion))....don't discount iWork. It's sleek and will
definitely get the job done all for only $79 and you get a PowerPoint-
type app with it called Keynote. Sorry for the length of this .... I
feel strongly and have experience with a lot of the retail Word
Processors for the Mac.
Tim
On Feb 2, 2006, at 11:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You missed the point A.J. I'm talking about MONEY, not
compatibility. If I
am gifting 1000 G3s - I am not buying MS Office for them. As a
nonprofit I
can get MS Office for my staff at $20.00 a pop, but I sure can't
afford to
put it on 1000 computers....
raino
On 2/2/06 8:38 AM, "MorningAJ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Think we could drop Microsoft Office on those G3s? Nah.
FWIW, Office 2004 runs like a champ on my G3 iBook 700.
I'll stress again that, for the most part, Microsoft apps
written for
the Mac generally tend to be quite nice - especially when compared
with
their Windows counterparts.
Exterminate all rational thought.
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